The Richmond Times-Dispatch's Holly Prestidge has written an expansive article about Manchester's Hull Street and the four new breweries and eateries that are soon to open: Hot Diggity Donuts, The Butterbean Market & Cafe, Dogtown Brewing Co, & Manastoh Brewing. Here is an excerpt from that article:
"The taste-testing and research

Two new homes have recently been listed for sale in the Manchester area. If you are looking to buy, these might be a few to consider.
Also included below, are the two new sister homes that we reported earlier that were placed on the market.
104 W 13th Street, Richmond, VA 23224
$299,000

We are happy to announce that Manastoh Brewing is set to come to Manchester’s Hull Street. The food forward brewery will set up shop in the historic Bank of Commerce & Trusts building at 1128 Hull Street.
The Manastoh name was selected to honor the original Native American reference for Manchester

Did you know that there was once a proposal to build a park structure at the Eastern edge of Belle Isle? The vintage rendering shows that the proposal included sale boat slips on the northeastern and southeastern edge of the island, a boardwalk, a large artificial fountain, and multi-level mezzanine

I drive Hull Street twice a day on my morning commute. I am constantly looking around trying to soak in all I can about this once thriving business corridor. Hull’s commercial strip is a piece of forgotten Richmond that has stories to tell-some good, some bad, and some tragic.
A few

After multiple changes in plans, Cristo Rey announced last Spring their intention to build a new schoold in Manchester as we covered in Cristo Rey Private School Comes To Manchester! Unfortunately for Manchester, that plan appears to have changed again.
On Tuesday, Cristo Rey announced at the VMFA that it has changed its

Richmond's food deserts are getting hit over the head with sobering news in the past few days. Within the past 48 hours, Jim Scanlon who once had ambitious plans to build a Jim's Local Market in Richmond's East End announced he would be closing his Norfolk store. Here is what

Two newly constructed sister homes have just been put up for sale in Manchester.
At 1,950 square feet each, both 208 W 15th Street and 210 W 15th Street are listed for sale for $319,950. Given the lack of recently renovated or newly constructed housing in the area, my guess is that

We sometimes forget the inner connections that we have with each other and how fate plays a role in bringing us all together. Coming "full circle" and finding the reason for a certain encounter can take years to unfold. And so the story begins.....
Oysters connected Mike and I to Haleh

Dogtown Dance Theatre is hosting another Madrid Gras celebration this year on Saturday, February 10th. Here are the details from their website:
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 10, 2018
Show Admission: $15
Children 5-12: $5
Children under 5: FREE
PARADE: 3PM
SHOW and DANCE PARTY: 4PM - 8:30PM
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Dogtown Dance Theatre brings New Orleans style to Richmond for the 7th

We are extremely thankful for the coverage that Greg Gilligan from the Richmond Time's-Dispatch provided on the efforts to restore the former Siegel's grocery store in Swansboro.
The article is chock full of information, and there are tons of great historical photographs. There are also some great shots of the interior

There has been a complicated set of church swapping going on in Manchester these days. Or should I call that human ATM location swapping?
I have always felt a strong sense of unease at the sheer number of churches which seem to crop up in the poverty stricken neighborhoods of Richmond.

Manchester is seeing a flurry of activity related to old home renovation and new home construction. The postive momentum is a great sign for renewed pride, new investment in an area expected to appreciate, and badly needed improvement of the aging housing stock.
Here are three examples of recently listed homes

According to the 7 Hills Seafood & Brewing Co facebook page, it looks like we are about to have one less food and drink option available to serve the local area. And while 7 Hills Brewing isn't located in Manchester, it's only a short trip across the Mayo Bridge in Shockoe

Despite years of speculation, the developer behind the old Allegheny Warehouses at 1802 Semmes Ave on the border of Manchester and Swansboro announced that their development will likely not include a grocery store at a local community meeting.
Harper Associates and their representatives have worked for years to bring either a

Want to check out the recently renovated 1204 Hull Street apartments and future Home of The Butterbean? If so you are in luck.
There will be an open house this Saturday, January 13th from 12-3 where refreshments will be served. Even better, if you apply to rent one of the apartments,

I was thrilled to see the Richmond Times-Dispatch do an article on Manchester's Twisted Ales Craft Brewing. And who could ask for a better title than: Betting on Manchester pays off for Twisted Ales Craft Brewing?
Here is what the they had to say:
'“Last year on New Year’s Eve it was

If you live in Manchester, you are almost certainly familiar with the urban farm located between 9th and 10th Streets on Bainbridge Avenue. Operated by Tricycle Gardens, the farm is a healthy dose of country in an otherwise urban environment.
Richmond Magazine did a story on the fellowship program Tricycle Gardens

Until now, residential development has almost entirely been confined in Manchester to the area northwest of Hull Street. More specifically, the area seeing the activity has been bound by Semmes and Cowardin Avenues, Hull Street, and Commerce Rd.
But now renovation is beginning to pick up steam southeast of Hull in

I sat down to watch the legendary skateboarding documentary and Sundance Film Festival Award winning Dogtown and Z-Boys last night. I was totally blown away by the West Coast Dogtown and its parallels to Manchester.
The Dogtown area of South Santa Monica and Venice California is Manchester’s West Coast equivalent. Labeled

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